Technology Update Spring, 2013

Agenda Revision of MyPSC Portal – Account Management – HiQ, Equity Data and MySPA – ExpressLane Uploads – UNSAT – Georgia School Staffing Survey – Instructional Capital Planner

Major goal - reach out to current and future educators Retained content appropriate for business partners who prepare and employ educators Revised, replaced or removed “old” content Adding new content and resources Updated the underlying “technology”

Upgrade Advisor Uses information about GaPSC approved programs to advise about “new field” upgrades Provides advice about degrees that –Support “in-field” upgrades –Are offered by approved institutions

Upgrade Advisor Sources of information… For New field upgrade – GaPSC database of approved initial certification programs For In-field Upgrade – GaPSC database of accepted advanced degree programs, list of USG degree programs, and degrees submitted to GaPSC by institutions for possible inclusion in the Advisor. Degrees are vetted and aligned to certification fields by GaPSC Certificate Upgrade Review Committee

Upgrade Advisor Two Modes… “Logged In” Educator uses MyPSC account to log in Uses the educator’s current certification record to provide up-to-date information Can save the advice to the educator’s certification record “Quick View” Anonymous Best for school district HR people

mypsc.gapsc.org Separate website for MyPSC - no longer embedded in Updated the underlying “technology” Improved security Improved opportunities for new features

mypsc.gapsc.org Average 730 people logging in per day Average 90 new accounts per day

mypsc.gapsc.org Please remind your educators to register on MyPSC! Find out which of your educators need to register – use the “Educators NOT registered in MyPSC” report located in Databank on

mypsc.gapsc.org Why register? View and print a certificate View and print correspondence Online Application (under development)

Simplified login – just need username and password Username recovery Better password recovery

Account Management Coming Soon! Manage the accounts of your own people You will need a “local security officer” – Create, edit and disable accounts – Grant access to many of the tools on “dot- org” – Request access for some of the tools on “dot-org”

Certification Training Library

Topics include… Upgrades Leadership HiQ Certificate Types

HiQ, Equity, MySPA HiQ is “open for business” MySPA went live with 2013 data on Friday, February 1. “Equity” is being readied – Received data last week – Go live by Friday, February 8.

ACRES You can now update an educator’s “profile” – name & address address is required Now checking for one unremediated “UNSAT”

ExpressLane Revision in mid-February Update educator’s “profile” address will be required Simplified transaction choices Allow file upload (TIF or PDF) Fax will remain an option

UNSAT Rule STANDARD RENEWAL CREDIT “The PSC shall maintain a central clearinghouse of information on Georgia educators receiving annual unsatisfactory performance appraisals or annual performance remediation. Each local school system is required to report this information on or before June 30 of the academic year in which the appraisal or remediation occurred. The local system superintendent is responsible for ensuring that this information is provided in an accurate and timely manner.”

UNSAT Certificate renewal “protection” currently in ACRES IF educator has one unremediated UNSAT… THEN the operator must assert a second UNSAT will not happen in order for ACRES renewal to proceed Keep your UNSATs update to date! Superintendent Sign-off in June Assert that all UNSATs have been reported OR assert that there were no UNSATs to report

Georgia School Staffing Survey Replaces VRS Report of vacant positions Feeds teacher shortage report Training in January & February First data collection in March

Instructional Capital Planner Summary of teachers in high schools and middle schools for core fields Estimate of attrition risk for each teacher Recruiting assistance – pool of available teachers Differentiated access for HR and principals Training in January & February Available in March

GSSS and ICP Training Contact Tom Hall via at

GaPSC Outreach Training Send to

For CERT transactions: Expresslane, ACRES, CLAIMS, electronic forms, etc. For technical issues: Provide a screen shot of the technical issue

TeachGeorgia Administrator Training Training is use of the TeachGeorgia Administrator in is avilable via GoToMeeting from Enjolia Farrington, Senior Educator Recruiter and Barbara Corbin, Interim TeachGeorgia Specialist To schedule a session, contact TeachGeorgia by telephone at or by at

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